Health Minister Robin Swann today visited Rural Support where he met and had an open discussion with staff.
He heard about the health needs and challenges facing those living in rural areas and the farming community.

End the harm, change the narrative by changing the language:

Paramilitaries = criminals, child abusers, drug dealers, extortionists.

Our officers have arrested a man following a reported stabbing in Portadown today, Wednesday 1st May. More here: orlo.uk/M8p38

It’s always a pleasure to give a wee tour of Stormont. Eamon and Owen from Lagan Valley were great company today and I think they thoroughly enjoyed it today.

Quick arrest by ⁦Police Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon⁩ following stabbing - good work 👏👏👏 psni.police.uk/latest-news/qu…

UK legacy act is truly awful as was the SHA legacy bill.

Sinn Féin refused to engage with the courts to give the Kingsmill families access to the truth & the coroner criticised them for it.

So save us this sanctimonious virtue signalling. There was an alternative.

𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡 - 𝙄𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩

It was great to meet and liaise with the school leadership and staff.

Glad to have been able to have met some of the invaluable community and support groups for disability in Mid Ulster.

Action required now on veterinary medicines and negotiations - Lord Empey

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The Health Minister has praised Craigavon Area Hospital staff for their innovative work 👏

Robin Swann met teams working in the Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL) service and the Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU).

➡️Read more here: health-ni.gov.uk/news/innovativ…

Just notice it’s your birthday today Mark Robinson - happy birthday 🥳 🎂

Oh that's just too cute!

Good to know mummy taught the little pet 'if you get lost, find a policeman'

Hopefully this little mite gets reunited with it's mummy soon

Here's the reality of the Sinn Fein/DUP/Alliance cuts to the Health Service ✂️

The loss of 500 independent sector care home beds.

They committed to increasing Health funding in 2022, now they need to deliver.

📹Mike Nesbitt reflects on the Independent Commission on Reconciliation and Information becoming a legal body this week.

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Terribly news….. devastating for her family. 🙏

Be a responsible dog owner!

Pick up after your dog and make sure you ALWAYS have full control when out for a walk in the area

Today I led on the Ulster Unionist Party motion calling for an Executive led Loneliness strategy, which was passed unanimously. I got to reflect on a conversation I had, 35 years ago, with an elder lady who came into the butchers shop I worked in mostly for the chat.

Loneliness really can…

Just collected our Story Book from the printers 💕 #ssd Southern Trust Doug Beattie

Thanks to Robbie Butler MLA for highlighting the disproportionate impact of loneliness on unpaid carers. Nearly 1 in 3 carers in Northern Ireland say they feel lonely always or often and issues like access to replacement care and financial strain are big drivers of that.

Here's the reality of the Sinn Fein/DUP/Alliance cuts to the Health Service ✂️

The reduction of approx 140 acute hospital beds across Northern Ireland.

They committed to increasing Health funding in 2022, now they need to deliver.

This afternoon Robbie Butler MLA will move a motion in the Assembly which notes the high prevalence of loneliness in Northern Ireland, and calls on the Executive Office to support the development of a cross-departmental Loneliness Strategy.

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